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Gardenlust
A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens
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Gardenlust is ideal for passionate gardeners, landscape designers, and armchair travellers eager to explore modern garden design around the world. Its rich imagery and thoughtful essays appeal to both professionals and enthusiasts with an interest in contemporary horticulture and botanical travel.
This sumptuously illustrated survey from the venerable garden-world authority, Christopher Woods, is the perfect armchair travel guide to 50 of the most innovative modern gardens from around the world.
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An extraordinary collection of 21st-century gardens that will arouse wanderlust. Whether you are a garden globetrotter or an armchair explorer, this book is definitely one to add to your collection. Gardens Illustrated
A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished by shape and light in Marrakech, a haunting tree museum in Switzerland—these are just a few of the extraordinary outdoor havens visited in Gardenlust.
In this sumptuous global tour of modern gardens, intrepid plant expert Christopher Woods spotlights 50 gardens that push boundaries and define natural beauty in significant ways. Featuring both private and public gardens, this journey makes its way from the Americas and Europe to Australia and New Zealand, with stops in Asia, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Along the way, you'll learn about the people, plants, and stories that make these iconic gardens so lust-worthy. As inspiring as it is insightful, Gardenlust will delight your passion for garden inspiration and the many places it grows.
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Booklist praises the book's beautiful colour photographs and impressive variety of garden designs. Library Journal finds Woods's broad perspective refreshing, highlighting the large, jaw-dropping photos and insightful, often humorous essays, and highly recommends it to those interested in modern gardens or garden travel. The Washington Post describes Woods as a horticultural sojourner whose passion turns the book into a rich horticultural exploration. Overall, the exquisite photography and plentiful images make it a captivating read for garden enthusiasts.
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ISBN: 9781604697971
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 September 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Timber Press
Illustration: 354 color photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 224.0mm
Height: 274.0mm
Weight: 1760g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
Christopher Woods began his gardening life at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. He was director and chief designer of Chanticleer, transforming it into one of America s most exuberant, romantic, and flamboyant gardens and made it renowned for creative and innovative techniques. He has served as vice president for horticulture at the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden; director of the Van Dusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, Canada; executive director of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden; and director of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society s Meadowbrook Farm.
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